Sam Auxier Jr. Has a New Toy
Drag Racing History
Tune into RacersReunion (((RADIO))) Monday nights at 7 PM ET.
updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 08:51:01AM
Forum Activity for @jeff-gilder
Drag Racing History
Tune into RacersReunion (((RADIO))) Monday nights at 7 PM ET.
updated by @jeff-gilder: 12/05/16 08:51:01AM
Decals
General
I prefer to brand RacersReunion.com rather than the individual sites. It gets a little confusing in that we do not own the domain for DragRacersReunion.com...though I would love to have it...but it is curently in use.But to answer you question....the address for the drag site ...for now....is dragracersreunion.ning.com.
Anyone Remember AHRA 3 Time Champ, Robert Gilman????
Drag Racing History
Linda, do you have any more info on other tracks where he may have competed?
Historical Moments
Drag Racing History
SwampRat -vs- The Green MonsterIn the early 60's I was taking my girlfriend on our first out of town date to the Montgomery Airport Drag Strip in upstate NY near that now infamous town of Woodstock. We were there to see Don Garlits and the, I believe Chrysler powered "SwampRat" take on Art Arfrons and his legendary "Green Monster." Big daddy had a conventional front engine slingshot dragster and Arfrons had a rear engine machine powered by an Allison Air Plane Engine. I also believe that Hall of Famer Wally Bell raced that day in the Super Stock Class along with Sox & Martin in A Gas and some of the great East Coast drivers of that time. It was not the girlfriend that stuck in my mind that day but the Match Race and the announcers comments after the race. Crowd control being what it was in the late 50's and early 60's we were standing about 35-45 feet along side the finish line for the big event! When the flag was dropped all I could see was a huge cloud of smoke and the two match race competitors catapulting out of the cloud in my direction. They went by me at an announced 170MPH+, what a rush! The ET was given as around 7 sec. Big Daddy won as he did most of the time in that era! I looked down the track and saw two strips of rubber left by Garlits for the full 1/4 mile strip. When the cars went by the ground shook like it was the epicenter of a San Francisco earthquake. The announcement that followed amazes me to this day. Over the PA, for all to hear, the announcer said that he had an engineer in the booth with him and he just calculated on a slide rule that we probably just witnessed the fastest 1/4 mile that was to ever be. The engineer said with his calculations a vehicle would never go any faster in the 1/4 mile! Well, if this engineer has not gone on to his great reward by now the top fuelers and funny cars of today would surely put him in a nursing home mumbling over his damn slide rule. At that time in Drag Racing history, little did we know..............JIM REIF Sr.
Historical Moments
Drag Racing History
Historical Moments
Drag Racing History
Part of the purpose behind RacersReunion.com is to record and preserve history through sharing pictures, stories and videos. If our generation doesn't make this effort...who will?Let's see how long we can keep this going. Just add anything you feel was important in the history of Drag Racing from its early beginnings on air strips after World WarII to now.Keep in mind the Comment boxes also accept photos. So, you can record an event, a story, an old press release, a photo....or a simple comment.I'll start with aan impaortant date in Drag Racing History....Wally Parks founded the NHRA in 1951
updated by @jeff-gilder: 08/09/23 03:46:31PM
Star Cards
General
Star Cards has joined us as a sponsor on all six RacersReunion.com sites. As part of their involvement they have offered a discount to all our members on top of their already low prices for high-quality collector cards, trading cards, etc.Please give them a chance on your next order....they have trading card prices under $100.oo per thousand with your discount.Just click on their link from any RacersReunion.com site and be sure to ask for your discount. Ya see...its true...membership does have its privleges.Thanks very much for your support.Jeff
updated by @jeff-gilder: 06/11/17 01:00:18PM